The most popular hunting dog in Portugal is the Portuguese Podengo, though back in the 16th century, “Podengo” was the word used to refer to all pack hunting dogs. Its full name then was Podengo de Mostra, and with time, the name was shortened to Podengo. The Portuguese and Spanish both use similar words (Podenco in Spanish) to describe this type of dog, and in Sicily, the Podengo-type dog is called the Cirneco.

Image of a Portuguese Podengo Pequeno from the ‪#‎AKC‬ website for the breed